Alexandro's POVI sat on my throne while I spoke with the council of elders. The meeting was soom dismissed and then my beta walked into the room before bowing down,"Alpha, I think it's time we inform the lecturer to stop the hunt that he has the students on" My beta said causing me to arch mu brows before asking,"Why?""Flair is injured and same with some of the students. If the Moon goddess has made Avery and Jameson made then I'm sure she'll also make a way for them to love each other," He said but I shook my head and said,"I'm tired and I want to retire. I don't have time to waste, waiting for the moon goddess to bring them together. I have to make my steps and as for Flair, find a way to take him off the game without making it suspicious." I paused and stood to my feet, climbing down the stairs leading to my throne before adding,"He needs immediate treatment and with him around Jameson and Avery, Avery might not be able to fall in love with my son" "Okay Alpha," I hoped tha
Avery's POV Jameson noticed the blood stains too so he quickly started to tear the other part of his shirt. I could only imagine how much the shirt cost Jameson but that wasn't the problem. I didn't think that Jameson was selfless until today.Although he always pissed me off, I couldn't just turn a blind eye to this,After he wrapped Flair hand's with the cloth, he turned to me, catching me off guard."Damn," I sat and bite my lips before turning away hoping that he didn't see me gawking at his abs."Are you checking me out?" Jameson asked, deciding not to turn a blind eye to it."Me? You've got the wrong person," I said"I caught you, I caught you checking me out," He said. I turned to gaze at him and my heart skipped on seeing his bare chest. I blinked my eyes countless times before finally being table to compose myself a little.I gazed at his face, his eyes gazing deep into my eyes. I immediately lost my words,"What? You're suddenly tongue tied? Huh?" He asked and bite his lips
Jameson's POVNoticing that Avery was in pain brought so much pain to my heart. I have always loved her, and I don't want a single thing to happen to her.I only act so hard on her because I don't want her to start suspecting that I like her."Jameson," she called my name, and I immediately shifted my gaze to her."What's wrong? What's the matter?" I asked, but she didn't respond.Her eyes were closed, and she stopped wincing in pain.I quickly checked her pulse; she was still breathing, but she had just passed out."Avery has blacked out; we need to head there quickly. Who has internet on their phone?" I asked, hoping that someone would give me a positive response."No one but Flair has something that has guided us since we started the task," Amelia said.Flair immediately stopped walking and dipped his hand into his pocket before taking out what looked like a compass."The coordinator has his tent on the south side of this place, so if we head south, we should be able to locate them
Avery's POVAs we walked with very little sense of direction, we started to hera noises in the bushes.I turned to Jameson who was alert. By this time, Flair was walking without the help of Amelia. That was one advantage that we had as werewolves. We heal fast and although Flair refused to wait for even a second to heal before hitting the road, trying to find us a way out of here, he was still strong but not as strong as he used to be because he still needed some rest."Are you string enough to take down some wolves?" Jameson asked, shifting his gaze to Flair."Of course," Flair said. They stood, getting ready to attack the wolves.As soon as the wolves came out of their hiding, Jameson arched his brows, seeing that it was sone people from their class. They looked like people who had just undergone a big war."Amy," I said, recognizing one of them."Avery... We need to get the hell out of here before it claims our life, I don't want to spend a minute here," Amy said, holding my hand s
Avery's POV "What if the mates are enemies?" I asked before suddenly wanting to face slap myself because what the hell did I just say. Jameson wasn't dumb, he would know that I'm talking about us."What?" He asked, wanting me to repeat the question because as it seems, I didn't think that he heard me."Never mind," I said, hoping that he didn't hear me.Luckily, James didn't lose himself and I was glad he didn't but I felt really awful for him.I could only imagine how it feels to lose one's mate. I hoped that I wasn't going to experience something like that.Jameson wasn't such a bad person. This journey had made me see the compassionate part of him and I don't think he's that bad anymore.We were finally seeing some tent in a distance, I couldn't hide the joy that I was feeling in me. I just couldn't stop smiling and at the same time, stealing glances at Jameson.At some point after the whole mate thing happened to James, I was having pains in my chest, signs of the attack but I ma
Avery's POV On getting to the pack, I immediately headed to my mom. I used to live with my father but after his death, I started to live alone. In the absence of anyone to take her in, no relatives that really cared. She started living alone until it got to the season when. The Aloha usually pick 5 students in the pack to sponsor their studies in any school that they wish to study.Luckily, I has always been keeping a good and perfect score in school so I was part of the 5 people that were picked.I had a dream of going to the same college with Flair and I was friends with flair. Coincidentally, Flair and Jameson have been best friends since birth. One thing that I couldn't understand up until now was how both of them were sp close."Was I the only one that Jameson treated like shit?" I thought to myself because thinking about it, I realized that he has never bullied Amelia before.Unlike me and four other students, Amelia and flair weren't under any kind of scholarship. Rather their
Avery's pov."Who are you calling human?" I asked, feeling that he was trying to throw a shade at me.My wolf was weak, even more weak than omega which was not a good thing."Aren't you human?" He asked.I chuckled at his words although I was feeling enraged."I'm a werewolf," I responded."But you're partly human like me," He responded to my text. I narrowed my eyes and said,"You're lucky that I'm not there with you, I would have hit your mouth for calling me a human, you indirectly told me I'm weak," Before of the kind of wolf I have, I went for training during my high school days so that I would be table to defend myself.It didn't go for waste because I even did better than other females my age who were born with strong wolves.The training only made me physically fit and strong but it didn't change the nature of my wolf."I loon forward to fell your soft palms on my lips... Oh wait, is your palm even soft," He asked with two bug eye emoji."You're such a jerk," I typed and cont
Jameson's POV I got home after leaving the bus and walked straight to my father's study. He was always there and I know that no matter what the situation could be, my father would always be working and be thinking about matters that would benefit the pack.Without knocking, regardless of how tired I was, I pushed open the door of his room and thundered."What the hell did you try to do? You freaking told me of how dangerous could be and yet you sent us there," I said in a rage."Why would you come here to say something like that to your very own father. You know that I wouldn't do anything to hurt you son," He said, trying to play the victim like he always do.I scoffed, "You know your petty words wouldn't work on me. You know that I'm not even moved by your words, right?""Well, I don't care if you're moved or not, I just need you to know something very simple, all I do is for your good,""Hell no! That is just your excuse. Nothing you do is for my good," I cut in."Wow, should I be
Avery's POVMorning sunlight filtered into the room through these blinds, creating gold streaks on the walls. I momentarily lost myself for a second. And I virtually recollected the jungle, the terror, the perpetual edict of danger. But then the full strength of it hit, crashing me like a boulder in choppy waters.Noah had already rolled out of bed, laptop on the small kitchen table. He was intently focused, his hands darting across the keyboard. He didn't see me yet, and I hesitated to look at him.“Morning,” I whispered through the clumps.He raised his head, startled, gave me a quick smile. Morning?I shrugged. “Pardon, I was as capable as one might assume for my circumstances.He nodded, got the hang of it. “Well, I have been thinking about our choices,” he said, pointing at the laptop. On the information from that USB drive — not a whole lot, but enough to turn the situation on it’s head. If we could just get it to the right people then maybe this could be enough to stop her.“ B
Avery's POVMorning sunlight filtered into the room through these blinds, creating gold streaks on the walls. I momentarily lost myself for a second. And I virtually recollected the jungle, the terror, the perpetual edict of danger. But then the full strength of it hit, crashing me like a boulder in choppy waters.Noah had already rolled out of bed, laptop on the small kitchen table. He was intently focused, his hands darting across the keyboard. He didn't see me yet, and I hesitated to look at him.“Morning,” I whispered through the clumps.He raised his head, startled, gave me a quick smile. Morning?I shrugged. “Pardon, I was as capable as one might assume for my circumstances.He nodded, got the hang of it. “Well, I have been thinking about our choices,” he said, pointing at the laptop. On the information from that USB drive — not a whole lot, but enough to turn the situation on it’s head. If we could just get it to the right people then maybe this could be enough to stop her.“ B
Noah's POVAs I drove from the warehouse, I glanced back in the rear-view, expecting to see one of Lisa's henchmen hot on our tail. The car was so tense you could practically coat it with black oil and Avery sat in silence looking at the window blankly.Her hands were clutched in her lap as I could tell that the whites of each were white-knuckling.“I feel like I’m losing it,” I finally told her, breaking the silenceShe blinked like coming out of a daze. “I don’t know,” she said. Well, it's like… “ALL OF THIS. I can't DO this. Lisa… this drive… that blackmail…” She choked up.My hand landed on hers where I was grounding her—I reached over. “We can get through this,” I said firmly. “We have all we require now. This week is ours to turn the other cheek.Avery turned back to me only to look absolutely skeptical. But what if it isn’t nearly enough? What if she gets pissed, finds out we have it and hunts us down before we can get it over with? What if—we—“Avery.” I tone was even but firm
Noah’s POVWatching Avery stand, the resolve in her eyes making me feel nauseated. The burden of the truth was great, I could tell the road ahead would pretty much consist of uphill all day long. But I had sworn on her—on my own life that I would be with her, through anything.I saw the echoes of fear turning into resolve as I finally addressed her from behind. Ha, she had always been tough as nails but I was seeing the splinters already. This is way too much for anyone. And yet, i couldn't help but feel proud of her are courage to do it.“I will,” I said with certainty of my voice. “Carefully though. Each step from now on is a function.Avery nodded past me, the fear still evident in her eyes. “I do, it’s just so… Noah. I ask myself over and over why. Why me? Why did they bring me in?I walked over to her and put a hand on her shoulder. “No Avery, It’s not about YOU. About the lies they want to lie on. You were just in the way. Well now we are going to stop taking control of you agai
Avery’s POVThe room hummed with the palpable anxiety, each thing Noah said shivering me to the bones. I watched my mind frantically start putting the puzzle together of the pieces of information he just had given us. That my own mother was part of all of this was beyond belief.It didn’t make sense.“Lisa… my mother…” What are you saying Noah? “I said the words, and with them came almost disbelief the possibility of this weight that sank its claws into my fingertips.Noah moved a little, his eyes burning into me but I could tell by the way they were haunted with worry. Avery, I get it is hard for you to believe. Everything that has been going on— the threats, the tape, the vandalism—they are all part of a lot deeper shit. Your mother Lisa… That is their game.I shook my head, stunned by Noah just dropped the other shoe. ”So why? Why would they do this? And why now?”Noah breathed, leaned forward into his chair hands clenched. “Your mum and Lisa… They got themselves into things you wo
Avery’s POVDays after it felt like a week, the next few felt slurred. Jameson and I had gone to the city, just past where we met up at the Hawthorne estate; out of reach of his family. The silence that pooled between us was making me uncomfortable, to know that we were both silent his not ending of course.A dark force was still at play, acting on me and come not just from Jameson's familyWe were totally screwed, apparently.I sat in this tiny café where it was all dark and the wood-walled ceiling glowed pale light. It was so unlike Jameson; he was usually a chatty as hell person and his eyes had the room in them like he was looking for everything to be dangerous. I could still feel the tongue lashing of un-signaled words between us“Jameson,” I murmured and lay my hand on top of his. You don't have to do it by yourself. We are just as capable of facing whatever is on the other side.He snuck a look at me, expression pained and grateful. I am trying to protect you, Avery. I mean me.
Avery’s POVMy drive to Jameson's family estate was one of that rarest of silences: soothing and sinister. Jameson was staring straight ahead, knuckles white at the steering wheel from tension. I, meanwhile only looked out the window as my inner most thoughts rotated like a cogs gears. The past couple days had emotionally zapped me but there was a little fire in me somewhere.“Are you alright?” Jameson clearing the silence with his voice.I smiled, not sure of the answer I was giving. “Just… thinking, basically.”He looked at me, concern laced in his eyes. “We don´t have to do this today. If you want more time—““No,” tested me back stronger than I. “We want answers. If your family is even tangentially connected to this, I want to know.“Tightening his jaw, Jameson sighed. “They’ll deny everything. Them doing right by Everyone else”When we arrived at the house, big and grand, my intestines flipped. The estate was vast, with high iron gates and mown lawns that appeared to go on foreve
Avery’s POVThe apartment was oppressive, Jameson walking back and forth like a caged animal producing an overcharged, suffocating atmosphere of tension. The man who was always in control and heroic appeared to have had a major freak out — his face lines deep with recurring grey cloud. I was huddled on the couch a blanket absolutely wasted over me.It was warm, but a cold started to run into my bones— was it fright or exhaustion that I couldnt tell. “You are someone, from your past?Jameson froze, he pivoted to look at me. He relaxed in the face of it, but his eyes were still burning with intent.“My fiancée,” he whispered slowly, admitting it in a barely audible voice.The word pierced like the tip of an ice pick to my heart Fiancée? My heart had a panic automaton – I couldn’t identify the feelings I was feeling, they were confused this is so wrong. Jealousy. I hadn’t been fair,I know that. Yet the idea that Jameson was anyones else love in more than one way my heart.“I never said
Jameson’s POVLisa's confession had turned everything upside down. It was no longer just a puzzle; the pieces didn't match the way it was supposed to be, and now, there was a bigger picture which I couldn't see clearly. "Whom did you contact?" I demanded now.Lisa just shook her head. The trembling voice said: "I don't know their name. Everything was anonymous-calls, encrypted emails, cash drops. They didn't want me to know."Raymond crossed his arms, his expression skeptical, "And so you just went along with it?"Lisa glared at him. "You don't understand. These people are not just dangerous. They are above danger. They know everything about you, your weaknesses, your loved ones. They don't ask for favors; they give orders. Refusing is impossible."My mind raced with sifting through what she said. A little bit too much for Avery, or even me, to swallow. This was bigger, much bigger than calculated."Why Avery?" I asked coldly. "Why catch her in the crossfire?"They didn't tell me why